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† deˈfatigate, v. Obs.
[f. L. dēfatīgāt-, ppl. stem of dēfatīgāre to weary out, exhaust with fatigue, f. de- I. 3 + fatīgāre to weary, fatigue.]
trans. To weary out, to exhaust with labour. Hence deˈfatigated, deˈfatigating ppl. adjs.
1552Huloet, Defatigate, defatigo. 1566Painter Pal. Pleas. (1575) I. To Rdr., Mindes defatigated either with painefull trauaile or with continuall care. 1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1638) 190 Up which defatigating hill we crambled. a1666C. Hoole School Colloq. (1688) Ep. Ded., This defatigating task of a Schoolmaster. |